Landscape/Nature Photo Art – Spring/Early-Summer 2022
Here are a collection of photos captured from late April into the middle June, 2022, mostly from the river valley at Edmonton, Canada.
The following set of photos are of flowers in bloom at the St. Albert Botanic Park (2022 June 20)
Nature’s Subtlety
Here are 10 photos from nature, that were taken in the first half of October. With these images my primary interest was in textures and color, rather than composition and a strong subject.,
Not Quite Autumn Leaves
It is just early September but the leaves (and berries) are showing a strong movement towards the colors of Autumn .
These photos were all captured in Edmonton’s river valley on September 8th, 2021.
Wildflowers of Late Summer
Continuing on with little, themed photo blogs of nature in Edmonton’s river valley during the last week of August, here are a group of images of wildflowers (and related structures):
Sticks and Stones – Photos at a River’s Edge
Here is a little photo essay of the sights to be seen, details to be noticed, at the edge of the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, in late-summer:
These photos were captured on 2021 August 26, on the east side of the North Saskatchewan River, south of Dawson Bridge.
My Monthly Photo Favorites from 2019
2019 has not been a very productive year for my art blogging but still I was taking photos semi-regularly and here I look back and share my favorite new photo of each month in the past year.
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Color and Texture of Tree Trunks in Winter
At first glance the winter landscape looks so desolate, monotonous and colorless. However, I find that once my eyes/mind get tuned into the trees, their trunks and bark, I see abundant subjects of interest. Here are photos of the great variety that caught my eye one day in early January in Edmonton.
2018 – Abstract Selections
Here are my favorite abstract photos from each month of 2018. I have employed a number of techniques in these selections, from found patterns in “nature”, to digital manipulation to camera (or object ) motion:
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Looking back on 2018, I didn’t do as much abstract photography as I thought I did. At least I didn’t capture as many images during 2018. I did finish up a number of abstract photos that I had taken years ago, and they are among my favorite images. However those images are not included in this 2018 collection, so please look back to my earlier “abstract photography”- tagged blog posts to see them.
Usually Colorific, but Not This Time
Autumn is famous as the season of glorious displays of color, but that doesn’t have to be all that intrigues a photographer at this time of year. Here are some black and white images of what has caught my eye this early October:
Strong Verticals
Especially on a wet fall day the strong contrast of tree trunks makes for a dramatic image.
Near and Far
Wet Corner
Reaching Upward
The autumn season is also when the river is at its lowest level, exposing sandbar “beaches” not normally seen. And those beaches reveal some interesting forms, very suited to black and white (or mostly monochromatic) presentation:
Sandy Beach
Waves in the Sand
Under the Bridge
Verticals and Horizontals
The above photos were all taken October 1st and 2nd (2016), in the river valley in Edmonton, Canada.
Moodier in Black and White
Here are some photos taken on the same outing as my hike last Sunday in Edmonton’s Mill Creek Ravine – but taking out the color the images have a much moodier feel.
Spring Slope
Stairs and a Patch of Snow
Trunk on a Diagonal
All Quiet Under the Bridge
Tangled Slope
and as a bonus, a black and white image from beside the river in Edmonton’s Louise McKinney Park:
Promenade Beside the Ice
Looking at Ferns
This is a little collection of photos of ferns, taken with a Samsung Galaxy S5Â and processed with the Snapseed and Tiny Planets apps.
Mill Creek in February – Photos
On the south side of Edmonton lies a deeply wooded ravine in which runs the Mill Creek. In winter it will be frozen over in some places and have flowing water in other locales. Here are some photos from 2015 February 8th:
Far From the Core – The downtown Edmonton skyline in the distance, near an access to the Mill Creek Ravine.
Creek Opening
Snowy Creek
Snow and Reflections
Overwintering – Mallard Ducks in Edmonton’s Mill Creek in February
Red Bridge Over Mill Creek
Down By the River (Part II)
In this post I share 5 more (mostly) black and white photos captured in one beautiful September afternoon beside the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Canada.
Ragged Wood
Lumpy Wood
Bridge Angles
Stones in a Muddy Shore
and finally, not really a black and white but pretty much mono chromatic except for the rust. This collection of hardware was just sitting on a rock beside the river.
Rusty
Also see another 5 black and white photos from this shoot in Down by the River (Part I)
Straight-up Nature Photos
Although I love to play around with abstracted and black and white photos, today I want to share 5 photos with nothing fancy going on – pretty much just nature as I saw it.
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Last Year’s Hipster
Maximum Yellow
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These photos were captured in of near Edmonton’s Dawson Park. Many more of my photos can be seen on my Flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/53831783@N08/
Impressions of Early April
Early April in this part of the world (Edmonton, Canada) is a time of transition, Usually most of the winter’s snow has melted (except for some shaded areas in ravines). However it is not unusual for moisture in combination with cooler days to result in new snow falling. Here are some of my abstract photos from this period, that for me capture the feeling of this transitional season without getting caught up in the details.
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Camera motion during the exposure distilled the image to it’s color essence although the captured color was subtler than shown here.
Dance of the Evergreens
At this time of year, the deciduous trees are still a month away from leafing-out. Most of the green in the landscape comes from the spruce and pine trees.
Rivers and creeks have melted significantly to provide magical reflections.
Spring Reflection
Mud
Puddles from the melted snow come and go, sometimes providing reflective surfaces and sometimes just capturing impressions of foot/paw prints.
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The light of spring can be bright and the colors subtle, but the promises for the future are big.
Trees and Snow – in black and white
Time: Mid-day, Tuesday January 4th
Weather: -1C and snowing moderately
Location: Edmonton’s river valley, trail on the south and east side of the river north of Dawson Bridge
River in Heavy Snow
Birch Bark and Snow
Snowy Trail
Heavy Texture
Silhouette Four
Snow Beaver Gnawing Stump
Tree Trunk
A Winter’s Stroll
Join me, through a few photos, on a walk through the natural environment of Edmonton’s river valley, on New Years Eve 2010. I was out for an hour or so in the early afternoon. The sun came out and was brilliant but not enough to save from being bundled up against the -17C temperature. Although it was a bit frustrating at times trying to find the shutter through my mitts I did manage to take all of my photos without removing them and exposing my hands.
suspected beaver damage
Snow on Tilted Trunk
Low Winter Sun
Two Tall
Winter Berries
A Touch of Gold
No Picnics Today
Randall Talbot - Artist 